In Re Chiapetto

The petitioner for writ of habeas corpus was imprisoned by virtue of a judgment and commitment dated August 25, 1948, for a misdemeanor, i. e., violating section 702 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The section is part of article 6 of the same code which sets forth the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, defines “Contributing to delinquency of minor” and provides penalties for certain violations. The present judgment and commitment order that “Ellsworth Chiapetto be punished by imprisonment in the County Jail . . . for the term of One (1) year and nine (9) months.”

The petition, without…